Pak court allows Hindu woman to return home after alleged forced conversion, marriage
A Pakistani court has allowed a 21-year-old Hindu woman to return to her parents after she testified that she wished to do so, following allegations of forced conversion and marriage. The case had sparked concerns over the abduction of minority women.
Why it matters
The case highlights ongoing tensions regarding religious freedom and the protection of minority rights in Pakistan.
A court in Pakistan on Tuesday allowed a 21-year-old Hindu woman to return to her parents after she told the magistrate that she wished to go home of her own free will, days after her family alleged that she had been abducted and pressured to convert to Islam and marry a Muslim man, news agency PTI reported.Shirimati Reeta, a resident of Rana Rajput Colony in Khipro tehsil of Sindh’s Sanghar district, went missing from her hometown last week, according to a complaint filed by her brother Ravi Shankar.
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